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Echeveria is a large genus of succulents in the Crassulaceae family, native from Mexico to northwestern South America. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Eudicots and Eudicotyledons are terms introduced by Doyle & Hotton (1991 to refer to a group of Flowering plants that had been called "tricolpates" or "non-Magnoliid The Saxifragales are an order of Dicotyledon Flowering plants In the APG II classification system it includes the following families The Crassulaceae, or orpine family, is a family of Dicotyledons They store water in their Succulent leaves A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Succulent plants, also known as succulents or fat plants, are Water -retaining Plants adapted to Arid climate or Soil conditions The Crassulaceae, or orpine family, is a family of Dicotyledons They store water in their Succulent leaves The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a The genus is named after the 18th century Mexican botanical artist, Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Atanasio Echeverría y Godoy was an eighteenth century Mexican Botanical artist and Naturalist. Many of the species produce numerous offsets, and are commonly known as 'Hen and chicks', which can also refer to other genera such as Sempervivum that are significantly different from Echeveria. See " Offset " for other uses of the term gives rise to tuft of buds at node called offste and adventitious roots below Hen and chicks (also known as Hen-and-chickens) is a common name for a group of small succulents belonging to the Flowering plant family Houseleeks or Liveforever ( Sempervivum) are a Genus of about 40 Species of Succulent plants of the Crassulaceae family
Many Echeveria species are popular as garden plants. A garden is a planned space usually outdoors set aside for the display cultivation and enjoyment of Plants and other forms of Nature. Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. They are drought resistant, although they do better with regular deep watering and fertilizing. A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply Most will tolerate shade and some frost, although hybrid species tend to be less tolerant. Frost is the solid deposition of Water vapor from saturated air In Biology, hybrid has two meanings The first meaning is the result of interbreeding between two animals or plants of different taxa. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. They can be propagated easily by separating offsets, but may also be propagated by leaf cuttings, and by seed if they are not hybrids. See " Offset " for other uses of the term gives rise to tuft of buds at node called offste and adventitious roots below Plant cutting, also known as striking/cloning is a technique for vegetatively (asexually propagating plants in whicha piece of the source plant containing at least one A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored Echeverias are polycarpic, meaning that they may flower and set seed many times over the course of their lifetimes. Polycarpic plants are those that flower and set seeds many times before dying
Most lose their lower leaves in winter; as a result, after a few years, the plants lose their attractive, compact appearance and need to be rerooted or propagated. In addition, if not removed, these shed leaves may decay, harboring fungus which can then infect the plant. A fungus (ˈfʌŋgəs is a eukaryotic Organism that is a member of the kingdom Fungi (ˈfʌndʒaɪ
Species
*Echeveria elegans (Hen and Chicks) syn. E. perelegans
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Cultivars
- Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Ebony'
- Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Lipstick'
- Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Red'
- Echeveria agavoides cv. 'Victor Reiter'
- Echeveria pulvinata cv. 'Oliver'
- Echeveria cv. 'Arlie Wright'
- Echeveria cv. 'Black Prince'
- Echeveria cv. 'Blue Heron'
- Echeveria cv. 'Dondo'
- Echeveria cv. 'Doris Taylor' (Woolly Rose)
- Echeveria cv. 'Hoveyi'
- Echeveria cv. 'Lola'
- Echeveria cv. 'Opalina'
- Echeveria cv. 'Painted Lady'
- Echeveria cv. 'Ruberia'
- Echeveria cv. 'Set-Oliver'
- Echeveria cv. 'Tippy'
- Echeveria cv. 'Wavy Curls'
Formerly in Echeveria
- E. anthonyi - synonym of Dudleya anthonyi
- E. attenuata, E. edulis var. attenuata - synonyms of Dudleya attenuata (Orcutt's Liveforever, Tapertip Liveforever)
- E. californica, E. cotyledon, E. helleri, E. laxa - synonyms of Dudleya caespitosa (Sea Lettuce)
- E. Dudleya caespitosa is a Succulent plant known by several common names including sealettuce, sand lettuce, and coast dudleya. candida - synonym of Dudleya candida
- E. cultrata - synonym of Dudleya cultrata
- E. cymosa - synonym of Dudleya cymosa (Canyon Live-forever)
- E. Dudleya cymosa is a Succulent plant known by the common name canyon live-forever. edulis - synonym of Dudleya edulis (Fingertips)
- E. Dudleya edulis is a Succulent plant known by the common name fingertips. argentea, E. pulverulenta - synonyms of Dudleya pulverulenta ssp. Dudleya pulverulenta is a Succulent plant known by the common names chalk lettuce and chalk liveforever. pulverulenta (Chalk Lettuce)
- E. collomiae - synonym of Dudleya saxosa ssp. Dudleya saxosa is a Succulent plant known by the common name Panamint liveforever. collomiae (Rock Live-forever)
- E. clavifolia - synonym of Pachyveria clavifolia
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